Join your colleagues and peers at the 28th Annual Mission Possible Conference, which will take place on Tuesday, March 25, and Wednesday, March 26, at the Pitser Garrison Convention Center in Lufkin, Texas. This dynamic two-day event is designed to empower behavioral health, nursing, education, and community care professionals with tools to deliver personalized, client-focused care.
The event will offer continuing education contact hours for counselors, social workers, LMFTs, nurses, certified case managers, and activity professionals.
This conference focuses on self-care, burnout prevention, and implicit bias in treatment and provides actionable insights to elevate client-centered practices. Join a community of professionals dedicated to making a meaningful impact!
Conference Theme: Back to the Basics: Client-Focused Care
Conference Objectives:
- Participants will identify gaps in care, understand diverse client demographics, and create personalized, culturally responsive treatment plans.
- Participants will learn tools to improve clinical approaches, particularly in managing emotional dysregulation and integrating data-driven needs assessments.
- Participants will identify self-care strategies and methods to prevent burnout.
- Participants will explore the significance that implicit bias has on mental health treatment and identify culturally diverse approaches to enhance client outcomes.
Interested Audiences:
- Behavioral Health and Nursing Professionals
- Educators and Organizations Serving Youth and Schools
- Health, Wellness, and Community-based Organizations
- Elderly and Alzheimer's focused providers
- Consumers and the general public
Continuing Education:
Mental Health professionals: This program will provide about 9.5 hours of continuing education credit, including a 3-hour Resilience Preconference Workshop. Up to three hours of ethics will be available on the primary conference day for Social Workers, LPCs, and LMFTs.
Nurses: This continuing professional development activity for nurses will apply for approximately 9 hours by Louisiana State Nurses Association - Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Activity Professionals: This activity will apply for Continued Education hours by the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals.
Amber K. Youngblood, MSW, Executive Director of Junior Achievement of Angelina County believes in the education and future of our youth. With 17 years experience in the area social work, she is passionate about mental health and the education of others.
Allison Parrish, MA, LPC-S, is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor with 25 years of expertise in counseling, crisis intervention, and mental health training.
Adventures in WISDOM™ Life Coaching for Kids, Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor, CEO The ChangeMakers of East Texas
Melanie Taylor has worked at Burke since 1986. She served as the Chief Administrative Officer from 2003 to 2018, and in 2018 was appointed to the position of Deputy CEO. In June 2019, Ms. Taylor assumed the role of CEO.
Kevin Karschnik is a globally recognized keynote speaker and author, with a focus on positivity, leadership, productivity, and burnout.
Serves as BSW Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of the School of Social Work at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Mrs. Kristin is social worker and educator, in leadership with NAMI Deep East Texas, the SASW organization for BSW students, and the National Rural Social Work Caucus.
Ann Marie McDonald, MBA, M.Ed.
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East Texas Behavioral Health Network
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EARLY BIRD CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Peer/Family Member - $30.00
Students - $30.00
General Public (No CE) - $60.00
Professional* (With CE) - $70.00
*Pre-Conference Workshop Included all Options
GENERAL REGISTRATION (AFTER FEBRUARY 28)
Peer/Family Member - $35.00
Students - $35.00
General Public (No CE) - $70.00
Professional* (With CE) - $80.00
*Pre-Conference Workshop Included with all Options
Meals
Registration includes a continental breakfast, snacks, and lunch on the main conference day. Snacks are provided during the pre-conference workshop.
Parking
Parking is available in parking lots to the North and South of the Pitser Garrison Civic Center.
Special Assistance
For information on special accommodations, including dietary restrictions, please contact Kinnie Reina at least one week before the event.
Disclaimer
In exchange for assistance with program costs (i.e., speaker expenses, refreshments, etc.), displays of company products, literature, samples, services, and other items may be permitted. Such displays do not constitute an endorsement of the products or services.
Refund Policy
Registrants who cancel will receive a refund, less a $10 processing fee for refunds requested before March 17, 2025. A substitute may attend if conference registration is edited at least 24 hours before the start of the conference. Please email requests to kinnie.reina@myburke.org
After March 17, 50% of the registration can be refunded as long as the request is submitted by March 24, 2025.
Continuing Education Information
Mental Health professionals: This program will provide about 9.5 hours of continuing education credit, including a 3-hour Resilience Preconference Workshop. Up to three hours of ethics will be available on the main conference day for Social Workers, LPCs, and LMFTs.
Nurses: This continuing professional development activity for nurses will apply for approximately 9 hours by Louisiana State Nurses Association - Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Activity Professionals: This activity will apply for Continued Education hours by the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals.